The Colorado Springs Christian Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Salida Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Colorado Springs Christian sitting on three straight wins and Salida on 11.
Colorado Springs Christian had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the five-goal drubbing they dealt St. Mary's on Tuesday. The Lions were the clear victors by a 6-1 margin over the Pirates. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Colorado Springs Christian's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado soccer rankings (they are ranked 105th, while St. Mary's are ranked 218th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salida). Everything went their way against Ellicott on Saturday as they made off with a 12-2 victory. With Salida ahead 6-1 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Their offense was hitting Ellicott from everywhere, as nine different players booted in a goal. Isaac Sarmiento led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Salida's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Colorado Springs Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4-1.
Colorado Springs Christian suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Salida in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Lions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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